The Epiousios — ἐπιούσιος, the “daily” of “give us this day our daily bread”. It stands in and , and nowhere else in Scripture.
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παρεπίδημος (parepidēmos) — Adjective
Pilgrim, stranger, resident alien residing temporarily in a foreign place.
More on παρεπίδημος · G3927 →The Strangers ConfessedNew Testament
“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”
(KJV)
They died without receiving the promises and still confessed the status, which is the test of pilgrimage.
The Citizenship AboveNew Testament
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:”
(KJV)
Citizenship elsewhere is what makes the present a sojourn rather than a home.
The Sojourner's ConfessionOld Testament
“For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.”
(KJV)
We are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers — David prays it at the height of his kingdom.
Remember your true home today. Make choices that reflect your heavenly destination rather than earthly comfort.
Passage:
Focus: Notice the internal battle: worldly lusts are not just distractions; they actively "war against the soul."
Ask yourself: Would anyone watching your ordinary week guess you were passing through? Ask which is stronger in you at the moment — the settling, or the travelling.
Jehovah our Father, as a stranger and pilgrim I am to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. Keep my eyes on my eternal home today by Your Holy Spirit and my hands loose on this one. In the name of the Lord Jesus, who had nowhere to lay His head. Amen.